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A Protocol of Manual Tests to Measure Sensation and Pain in Humans

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Quantitative sensory testing: a practical guide and clinical applications

M E C van Driel¹, F J P M Huygen¹, M Rijsdijk¹

¹University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

|September 5, 2024

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Keywords:

neurophysiology pain pain measurement pain thresholds

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